Join Riel Radio Theatre tonight at 7:00pm PDT for a personal favourite of mine, The Hobbit. Nicol Williamson, possibly best known to many people as the chrome-skulled Merlin from John Boorman’s Excalibur, narrates an abridged version and performs about 20

Riel Theatre presents: The Hobbit (Part 3 of 4)

Join Riel Radio Theatre tonight at 7:00pm PDT for a personal favourite of mine, The Hobbit.

Nicol Williamson, possibly best known to many people as the chrome-skulled Merlin from John Boorman’s Excalibur, narrates an abridged version and performs about 20 different voice characterisations for this recording of the story.

Released on 4 LPs in 1974 by Argo Records, and adapted and produced by Harley Usil, Williamson does all the voice work with traditional medieval music used as bridging pieces throughout.

Sadly the set has never been released on CD, and the originals now fetch rather steep prices with collectors.

So join us at the Clarendon Conservatory in New Babbage for the Listening party or tune in via Radio Riel’s Main stream.

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